What does it mean when we say "art is in the eye of the beholder?" How have artists' subjects changed over the centuries? This collection features diverse art forms (from ancient mosaics to modern cubism).
Dwarfs are a part of German folklore. In “Snow White” - known in German as Schneeweisschen - the dwarfs are miners.
"Snow White" - the fairy tale - has captured the imagination of children for hundreds of years.
Socrates, a leading Greek philosopher, was the teacher of Plato (who was the teacher of Aristotle).
There is an interesting place in the Bavarian region of Germany known as the Solnhofen Limestone. Here we can find Jurassic-era fossils.
There is an interesting place in the Bavarian region of Germany known as the Solnhofen Limestone.
Soviet troops, also known as the Red Army, captured Berlin in April of 1945.
Since the start of the space age, countries sending objects into space have created a large amount of debris which continues to orbit the Earth.
This image depicts the position of the British and Spanish fleets at the beginning of the 1588 battle between the two countries after the Spanish Arma...
The Library of Congress features this image, depicting an artist's interpretation of the Spanish Armada as it reaches Dover (famous for its White Clif...
For two centuries, a set of hanging tapestries depicting scenes from Britain’s 1588 battles with Spain’s great Armada were displayed in We...
Amidst the Spanish-Flu Pandemic, which impacted the world between 1918-1919, political cartoonists try to find a little humor despite all the bad news...
These baby spiders - called spiderlings - recently hatched from their nearby egg capsule.